Win Free Stuff Jerusalem Edition: Hebrew Coca-Cola T-Shirt

The winner of the keffiyeh was Tom from Arizona. I’ll be shipping it out shortly. I’ve had a delay in getting Sherry her necklace because Malaysia doesn’t have diplomatic relations with Israel. I’ll send that when I get to Malta.

Win this shirt and please note the dome of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the background.

I had a difficult time thinking what to pick for a prize from Jerusalem. There are all sorts of religious artifacts you can get from shops here, but no matter what you pick you end up leaving a bunch of people out. Someone suggested salt from the Dead Sea, but it is really too heavy (salt is a mineral you know). I decided to go for kitsch, which is a Yiddish word and sort of applies. I got a large size t-shirt with Coca-Cola written in Hebrew.

All you have to do to win is leave a comment telling me your favorite Jewish comedian.

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There was a time that I would have said Jackie Mason but he has become to old style for me and does not reflect the Jewish experience today. Larry David is my choice ! He is always funny, he is contemporary reflecting the current successful, mixed marriage, mixed up, middle aged Jew. It also helps that he drove a cab in NYC like I did while coming up !

Mel Brooks. I’ve always had a secret crush on him starting way back when I first saw Silent Movie in the theatre. He married a beautiful woman, Anne Bancroft.

This is one of my favorite quotes of his:

Look at Jewish history. Unrelieved lamenting would be intolerable. So, for every ten Jews beating their breasts, God designated one to be crazy and amuse the breast-beaters. By the time I was five I knew I was that one.

To this day I can put a Mel Brooks movie on and – no matter how many times I’ve watched it – find something new to laugh over.

I think he’d get a kick out of a Coca Cola t-shirt written in Hebrew. He’d probably go on a rant about he’s not even sure that Cola is Kosher.

From the list? Bob Sagat. Danny Tanner- plus I like watching him trying to be funny with his work now. But comon, who is a better entertainer as of now than Joaquin Phoenix? I mean, rapping, falling off the stage, abandoning his career, it’s all too fun!

Being a simple man I just like Adam Sandler. As to your post, I actually like the image above the t-shirt of the Burj al Arab. I recently did a post on my eclectic blog Robot Nine about that cool hotl and the fact that Tiger Woods hit golf balls off of the helipad. You can see it at the top, the round little extension sticking out. Neat photo. The post was fine that I did but that image is one of the most interesting I have seen, it really captures the almost anachronistic look of the modern hotel jutting up from the ancient landscape. Happy travels, jealously… Alan

Gary – if you don’t know them – check out he Off the Wall Comedy Basement – just under HaMashbir on King George Street (ask anyone for directions). You can learn more at this Facebook page: http://tinyurl.com/csj7j4 – which highlights the current Pesach Comedy Festival going on NOW! Check it out!

Currently I would have to say Lonely Island…particularly Andy Samberg. That “I’m on a Boat” video is just awesome. I’m responsible for many of those 15+ million views on YouTube. If only I had a Nautical Themed Pashmina Afghan. ;-)

Somebody already suggested my favorite (Adam Sandler), because he said, ““My comedy is different every time I do it. I don’t know what the hell I’m doing.” I like the truth, it’s funny. My second choice would be Al Franken just because he’s a politician in a clown suit, or maybe the other way around?

Wow, what a tough question! I saw a lot of Jerry Seinfelds in front of me, but I have to disagree. As a young twenty-something, my favorite Jewish comedian has to be a tie between Adam Sandler and Jon Stewart. However, if we’re judging on social relevance, it would again have to be a tie, but between Mel Brooks and Woody Allen. Those two guys are comedic geniuses! Mel is the master of satire and parody, and Woody perfectly personifies the typical kvetching Jew.

I think Mel Brooks is the best comedian out there because his movies were way ahead of their time in dealing with all kinds of “isms”. I love Jerry Seinfeld too due to my favorite show, and Lewis Black because I saw him in concert in Connecticut. Mel Brooks stands out because he was a genius director and hilarious actor/comedian. Let us not forget Larry David in “Curb Your Enthusiasm”. John Stewart because I love his show and he’s has genius comedic timing.

“You just have to keep trying to do good work, and hope that it leads to more good work. I want to look back on my career and be proud of the work, and be proud that I tried everything. Yes, I want to look back and know that I was terrible at a variety of things.”

Jon Stewart, and here is one of my favorite jokes of his: “I celebrated Thanksgiving in an old-fashioned way. I invited everyone in my neighborhood to my house, we had an enormous feast, and then I killed them and took their land.”